James Maina Kamau

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 21 to 30 of 490.

• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: tax) on tea from 0.46 per cent to 1 per cent which is equivalent to Ksh2 per kilogram, of processed tea; (b) what led to the increase in the tax; and, (c) whether she could consider reducing the tax to the previous level. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Assistant Minister for the answer he has given this morning. However, I do not know whether he can tell us considering that tea farmers do not enjoy any subsidies like coffee and wheat farmers, why it was found necessary to increase this tax which continues to deplete the meagre earnings of tea farmers, and when the cost of living has hit the roof. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to continue thanking the Assistant Minister for the answer he has given but I do not seem to agree with him. As hon. Members have said in this House, if there were consultations, as he said, I would like--- view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has told us that there were wide consultations but I disagree with him because there are complaints from all over. Farmers, the East African Tea Traders Association (EATTA) and the KTDA are complaining. So, where were the consultations done? Could he table documents to show that there were any consultations? view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister has said that if you are a Kenyan and you are travelling to India or Singapore, you can get a visa there. That is not correct. I was in India and I was almost deported. What is he telling us? view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, following on what hon. Mbadi has said, it is not normal these days for a Question to appear on the Order as requested. Does it mean that one has to go to the office and follow up? What is happening, maybe, you can shade light on this one. view
• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We have not had issues here concerning the armed forces like the Kenya Defence Forces, but we have always had issues with the police, the prison officers and the rest. Why can they not be treated the same because they are all armed forces of this country? view
• 24 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, you have spotted me at long last. We have been blaming the NSIS for a long time. I think when they give information, it is important we know if the information was, indeed, passed and what happened to the information that was given to the user. If we do not support this, it will be very dangerous for us. So, we have to be very careful because this is really a matter of security. view
• 24 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, you have spotted me at long last. We have been blaming the NSIS for a long time. I think when they give information, it is important we know if the information was, indeed, passed and what happened to the information that was given to the user. If we do not support this, it will be very dangerous for us. So, we have to be very careful because this is really a matter of security. view
• 22 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sure that this Minister is aware of the dangers caused by these drinks. It is causing a lot of havoc, especially in view